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Baked Lemon and Vanilla Oatmeal with Strawberries

White bowl with a serving of baked oatmeal topped with the strawberry topping.For those who don’t (usually) like oatmeal… follow the recipe here for the baked oatmeal.

Meanwhile, make strawberry topping: in a medium bowl, toss these ingredients together with remaining 2 tbsp sugar and set aside 15 minutes. 

  • 1 pound strawberries, sliced
  • 1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar

To serve, spoon oatmeal into bowls and add strawberry topping.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Total Time: 45 Minutes

Ingredients:

  • 5 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar, divided
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

Instructions:

  1. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, salt, lemon zest, and nutmeg. Add oats and stir to combine. Transfer to prepared dish and spread out evenly. (At this point, the oatmeal can be baked immediately or covered and refrigerated overnight.)

  2. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, stirring halfway through, until mixture is thick and oats are tender, about 30 minutes. Set aside 5 minutes to let cool and thicken.

7 thoughts on “Baked Lemon and Vanilla Oatmeal with Strawberries

  1. Loved the oatmeal when we visited! The recipe says 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar but the written instructions say to add 1/3 cup sugar…what do you do with the remaining sugar that is not in the written instructions?

    • Recipe should say 1/3 cup sugar + 2 Tbs…the extra sugar is for the berry topping. You can use just about any kind of berries for the topping, but you might need to play around with the amount of sugar depending on how sweet or tart they are.

  2. We were served the banana coconut baked oatmeal during our stay and it was delicious. Could you tell me how this recipe could be adapted to include the banana?

  3. We were served the baked oatmeal with banana and coconut during our recent stay and it was delicious! Would you tell me how this recipe could be adapted to include those ingredients?

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